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April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak
The April 6-8, 2006 Tornado Outbreak was a major tornado outbreak in the Central and parts of the Southern United States that began on April 6, 2006 and continued until April 8 across at least 13 states, with most of the activity on April 7.
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